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It’s been well-known, and has been for years, that police use of facial recognition technology disproportionately affects Black people more than other demographic groups, but in the wake of the wrongful arrest of a Black man nearly six years ago, one city is planning to change how it uses the technology.Kiki Layne talks about her roles in ‘Dandelion’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’Kiki Layne talks about her roles in ‘Dandelion’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’The city of Detroit agreed to pay Robert Williams $300,000 in a settlement agreement last month and agreed to review how police use facial…
As companies around the world bring their systems back online after a widespread technical outage on Friday, July 19, the impact continues for airports and airlines. Air travel continues to recover from disruptions caused by a Blue Screen of Death error that caused computers running Microsoft Windows to go offline. Mac and Linux hosts were not affected.Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike was at the center of the outage by distributing a flawed update to Microsoft Windows-based systems. The company confirmed that the outage was not related to any security incident or cyberattack. Microsoft estimated that 8.5 million devices running the Windows operating…
Starting in 2026, the F-Series Super Duty will be produced in Canada. The plant in question is the Oakville Assembly Plant, where Ford aims to increase annual production capacity up to 100,000 units. At press time, the heavy-duty trucks are produced at the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant and Ohio Assembly Plant. Both are operating at full capacity. Aside from increased demand, Dearborn’s favorite son also confirmed that “we will be introducing multi-energy technology in our next generation of Super Duty trucks.” With the emphasis on the plural of trucks, this multi-energy technology will go beyond the F-250. The question is,…
In an exciting move that’s sure to shed some light on the fast-food industry, McDonald’s has partnered with Philips MyCreation to overhaul the lighting in its restaurants around the world. The goal? To create a more engaging dining experience while cutting down on pollution, according to some interesting engineering.The fast-food giant aims to install custom 3D-printed lighting fixtures in all 38,000 of its restaurants worldwide: the circular pendants are embossed to create a shimmering velvet effect, enhancing the ambience of the restaurants.But the real beauty lies in sustainability: By 3D printing the lampshades from recyclable materials near each restaurant, McDonald’s…
Author: Josh Rizzo Saturday, July 20, 2024 | 11:01 AM Christopher Horner | TribLive Fox Chapel coach Chris Olbrich said it will take some time for his team to get used to the idea of new electronic equipment used to send signals to the catcher. Fox Chapel softball coach Chris Olbrich doesn’t expect his team will be one of the first to use one-way communication devices, even if they are allowed nationally. The National Association of State High School Associations approved a rules change in early July that will allow high school softball coaches to use one-way communication devices with…
If you’re buying a stock and holding it for many years, you’d expect to see a profit. Even better, you’d like to see the share price rise above the market average. Unfortunately for shareholders, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) shares are up 12% over the past five years, which is below the market return. Looking at just the past year, the share price is up 11%.Given the strong seven-day performance, let’s take a look at how the company’s fundamentals have helped drive long-term shareholder returns. Read our latest analysis for Cognizant Technology Solutions While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism,…
SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung is decking out its wearable devices with the latest trend in tech: artificial intelligence. The South Korean electronics giant this month revealed that both its first premium smartwatch and a smart ring, signaling its entry into a niche market, will be equipped with AI features that should help monitor and manage people’s health. The $650 Galaxy Watch Ultra and $400 Galaxy Ring are both extensions of the AI focus Samsung put into its first smartphones six months ago, and the high-end smartwatches are twice the price of Samsung’s latest standard model, the $300 Galaxy Watch 7.…
Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world have chosen cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches.But a single glitch in a CrowdStrike software update caused global chaos on Friday, halting flights, taking banks and media offline and disrupting services including hospitals and retail stores.”This is a function of very homogenous technology that’s built into the backbone of all IT infrastructure,” said Gregory Falco, an assistant professor of engineering at Cornell University. “The real cause of this disruption is that we’re dependent on very few companies, and everyone uses the same people,…
As part of a new milestone in the Stockholm Exergy Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) project, the company has selected Air Liquide’s groundbreaking CO2 liquefaction technology.This cutting-edge technology, named Cryocap™ LQ, is a significant addition to Air Liquide’s proprietary technology portfolio and will facilitate the development of an extended Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) value chain. CO₂ liquefaction solutions enable liquid CO2 to be transported long distances to permanent carbon storage sites, making CCS projects more feasible.Philippe Merino, Group Vice President, Engineering and Construction at Air Liquide, said: “Cryocap™ LQ CO₂ liquefaction technology is a new addition to Air…
A technical outage affecting Microsoft systems on Friday morning affected millions of people around the world.WAAY 31 reached out to cyber experts to understand what we went through and how businesses can move forward.John Zenphenig, an assistant professor at Alabama A&M University, called the global technology outage a catastrophic event.”Basically there were two patches, a Windows patch and a CrowdStrike patch, and they were released very close together in time, so they conflicted and broke Windows,” Zehnpfennig said.He said CrowdStrike is a very popular software and many companies and institutions use it in their operations.So when CrowdStrike went down, chaos…